Mottle lay up operator vs sample cutter

The differences between mottle lay up operators and sample cutters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sample cutter has an average salary of $35,774, which is higher than the $34,956 average annual salary of a mottle lay up operator.

Mottle lay up operator vs sample cutter overview

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Sample Cutter
Yearly salary	$34,956	$35,774
Hourly rate	$16.81	$17.20
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	27,119	4,641
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 71%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Mottle lay up operator vs sample cutter salary

Mottle lay up operators and sample cutters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Sample Cutter
Average salary	$34,956	$35,774
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $47,000	Between $25,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between mottle lay up operator and sample cutter education

There are a few differences between a mottle lay up operator and a sample cutter in terms of educational background:

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Sample Cutter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 71%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Mottle lay up operator vs sample cutter demographics

Here are the differences between mottle lay up operators' and sample cutters' demographics:

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Sample Cutter
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between mottle lay up operator and sample cutter duties and responsibilities

Mottle lay up operator example responsibilities.

Read blue prints and work orders cut steel using CNC machine, hand gas torches or see.
Deliver casings to rig floor.
Rig up and down all in safe and professional manner.
Tighten threaded casing sections, using spin rope or spin chain and casing tongs.
Develop training material for classroom and online training using Camtasia and PowerPoint.
Participate in Kaizen events and ISO certification.

Sample cutter example responsibilities.

Maintain and run wire cutting machine that crimp and solder leads to the wire.
Use crane operator forklift driver unload trucks operate CNC cutting table enter data computer so it can be work on each day
Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.

Mottle lay up operator vs sample cutter skills

Common mottle lay up operator skills

Rig, 64%
CDL, 36%

Common sample cutter skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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